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II, CAZENOVIA,- NEWARK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18,\ 1845, \No. 17; The Madison County Whig, IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESPAF, Corner of Allany Strand the Public Square. _ TEH MS. To office nntt ruatl subscribers, the papor will be furnished at the low price of ONE DOLLAR AND Fivrr CBKTS, Cash, if pajd at t'jff time of sub- 'sjribiojr.. If payment be mad.e in Produce, clc ; Two DOLLARS will he invariably charged ; or Two VdtUtLH AMD Pmv WHfti' 'ptr annum; 1 !!' delayed until the expiration of the year An ad ditional FiFir CENTS will he charged to those •who receive-the-paper-b/Gorrier. #j»Ko paper discontinued while arrearages are flue, except at the option of the publisher. K?- Letters and communications addressed t the Editor, must be POST PAID to meet w ; l h at tention. ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at,$l per square, [14 lines] for the first' lhres weel*, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. A liberal discount made to those who advertise by the year. of death to a sentinel found asleep upon his post. I will not attempt to portray thengony of mind which he suffered ; his trial came on I passed a sleepless night, dreaming, as were, \awake and experienced a relief when rheattfthetl'fst call for reveille. TJimiun _ rose brilliantly : not a clcouLobstured lbe-1 tmo^eTvfis^roughf lorwaTcT jfreavens; not even a zephyr lurked among Wher e was the martial air which had al ways distinguished'him amonghis comrades? instead of being the hearty robust soldier that he was a few hours before, you would hove judged that he was just risen from a sick-bed. His doom was sealed; and ho heard his sontonooi that ho ahould dio tho nest,'morning POETRY. The Horn- or Prayer. BT'rfRS. IlEMAHS. Child, amid the flowers at piny, While the red light fudes away ; Mother.'wilh thfne earnest eye, Ever fuHmvtng silently ; Father, by the breeze of eve, Called thy harvest work to leave, Pray !—ere yet the dark hour be, Lift the heart and bend the knee Traveller, in the strangers land, , Far from thine own household band Mourner, haunted by the tone Of a voice from this tvorld gone ; Captive, in whose narrow ccJL Snnslune hath not leave to dwell ; Sailor, on the darkening sen ; Lift the heart and tit'lld till' kiii'ti. Warrior, that from ballle won, . Woman,o'er the lowly slam. Weeping on Ins burial plain ; Ye that triumph, ye that sig'i, .Kindred bv one holy tic; Heaven'slir't slirr alikp ye see— jbrft tire heart anil bend -The knee. From the U S. Journal. I»Iy Childhood's IgoiTTP. - There is a spot—a sacred spot— On which my memory loves lo dwell. And though 'twere deemed an idle thought, No shock of time can break the spell. I love to look in memory's glass And oft again those scenes review Through which my infancy did pass, And taste my boyhood joys anew. I love each well known faoo to mret. To take again each friendly hand, And all my young companions greet, 'As'ranged in memory's glass \they stand. v But\when from fancy's scene I turn- On fute'a unerring page to\gaze. My rapture fades—fsadly mourn—- Oh give me back my childhood days. MISCELLANEOUS. The Condemned Soldier. f-flfJake hiir, hence. The whole world shall not save Lim.'' In the spring of the year 183—, lAvas sta tioned with my company in Florida, where we daily expected an attack from a body of Indians, who had completely surrounded us, though keeping at a very respectful distance. Our dangerous position- rendered it impera live that tho out-posts should be secured by nn unusually strong guard. And at- -one point, exposed than the rest rnen were stationed, of tried fidelity and firmness, upon whom the safety of the camp mo inly depended. It \was'past twelve at night, and the stars, which a few hours before had decked the sky in glowing splendor, wcre^now obscured Tjy fliltfhg clouds that foretold a storm. No t being able to sleep, I rose from my bed, threw my cloak around me and sallied out. The garrison was hushed in utter silence—a si- Iqnce whose intensity was painful, and well I wot, that within that fort were many eyes, which in vain r-nnrfffd'thri favor nf the sleepy god. The fort itself was a crazy affair, very much dilapidated, and has since gone to ; cay; and at the period of tho commence ment of, my story could afford us but'slight protection against the -vigorous onset of a de termined foe. Sooti after emerging from my quarters, I encountered the major, wha being somewhat atfxious about <onr situation, and withal wake ful, h#d come out, like myself, for a TroctrffETal ramble. We \had been sauntering about for some little time 'occasionally conversing in a low -under -tbn &j -and woro approaebin fectiver ^ilaTrt -irr-the pickets,* near the south west angle, when a yell, such as I never heard before, and never wish to hear again, broke upon the stillness of _ the night, not an ht&dreifeet from our position, with the most tehjfyihg effect. Th e major exclaimed, ''some poor fellow has been killed ~aria that is the shout of victory;\ and both of us ran to tho pickets, in the direction from which the yell proceeded, whpre w e knew a senti nel had been posted. Here We found poor Edwards crouching in a sitting position, his eyes closed, not in death, but in sleep, and a- bout four inches above his head was a toma hawk .deeply buried in a picket. \ Would it had not missed its mark,\ mut- ' tered the major, taking tho sleeper's hand, and laying ft aside j \ Lieutenant, call the officer of the guard,\ ' « Ho' camo, ana Jttdwards was roused from his .slumbers to find himself a prisoner—not, as he first imagined, in the hands of the In dians, but of his own comrades. He asked no qTicsfions.Tbr ho Fnew fall well that* tho Articles of War' ' awarded the ^pumSliraent at sunrise, without evincing thcslighlest agitation ; and when the Ofiet-by^To court, \ remo.vc-.ihe prisoner,\ struck his ear, he resumed his place between his guards, and strode haughtily away. About P. M. the officer pf the guaTd informed me that Edwards had expressed a desire see ]TrTeTiefbrerhis execution. I immediately re paired to the old block-house and -in a mo- mentHvas with tho prisoner. •\ Well, Edwards, I am grieved to my irr- most soul to see you here, condemned to \die and yet so young. • It Is hard, very hard^*hut I am constrained to confess the justice of your sentence.\ \1 know it; I am justly condemned\ nnd. am willing^o expiate my crime with my life —but let that pass. I h'ave sent for'you/in tho hope that you will grant me a favor.\ \ Nam e it Edwards, for I will cheerfully and faithfully execute any reasonable com mission you may entrust to my care,\ was my reply. After-expressing his gratitude for my compliance he began his story n/sarly af ter the follwing manner:— \I w-aa born in Boston, Massachusetts; and until I had attained mv seventeenth year, my life passed as happily~as naturally Joy ous spirits and the indulgence of affluent pa rents could make it. \ About that period I formed an acquain tance with n beautiful girl, nearly one year younger than myself, and erej many months-]- hnd passed, away, We were tenderly nnd de votedly attadrctHtr each other. A t length, soon after attaining my eighteenth year, we were clandestinelymarried ; but bur happi- ness was of short duration. My marriage was discovered by my parents; I was sent to Sfiaj. the vessel wastr /rccltr-d nnd I rptu-rnpn home; but my wife was gone, no one knew Whither. My father would storm and rage and then beg m e not to mention her-name Hor pr.rcnts-Iiad removed to parts unknown and att efforts w ascertain her residence her fate, proved utterly abortive. \ Nearly two years had elapsed, without ^affording any clue to the fate of my lost trea- sure. I became taciturn and unhappy, an at length enlisted os a private soldier un der no matter; it will soori bo over \ I wish to commit this package\ to your rare, nnd after I am laid beneath the turf, should pleasure or duty leud you to New England, will you i f possible seek out Ellen ana give it to her, \ Only a week since I received a letter from her informing mo that she was residmg with her uncle, that her parents were both dead, bequeathing her all their property, and -asking- me- to -ptitrtr'iju t-thtr Trrost -pnrcricaijre mode for obtaining my discharge, as she doubted not her ability to obtain it for me It was only yesterday I was indulging the pleasing hope, that before many month should roll away, .we should -be again united under happier auspices. Poor girl! she little thinks how soon I am to receive my eternal discharge. I f you please, sir, do not tell her that I was shot and-dicd in disgrace; can'i y .ou tell her that I was killed in an engage ment, or anything but disgrace.\ I promised him that she should not know it Thendrawing a miniature from nis bosom he continued : \I wish to giro 3-011 this also, tho forest leaves ; nature was hushed, as she awaited in breathless silence, the mus' lcet's report that should hurry a troubled soul into eternity. But 'our duly was before us ; the hour of execution had arrived, and the criminal was brought forth. Of all the actors in Vtmt sad st-uuu, HU . one UJJJKJflred more composed -than Edtvards. H e was dressed in linen pants of snowy whiteness/white stockings and black pumps, anda _slilrt elegantly wrought bv the .delicate fingers of his young wife. Alas' one aiclock,-|4iow little did she dream that it was to be oome his shroud ! -He wore no cap or round about, and his dark clustering hair, over hanging his noble forehead, looked as if it belonged more to some bright-eyed maiden Motioning me to his side, ho drew lb miniature from his bosom, and taking one last fond look, pressed it to his lips, and tur nmg away his head to conceal his tears placed it in my hand I heard a deep sigh, but when he turned his face again Towards me, all was calm.- \Now sir, I am ready.\ He started at th. sight of his -coflrn, but\ tho pang -was,momen tary; and knceling'upon it he was asked he .requested anything further. \ Nothing, save that you will take sure aim,\ was tho reply. Th e execution detail took its position and\ Captain D stepped forward and whispered a few words to each of tlreT men composing it, which I could not henr. Chok ing with emotion, I gave tho command \ ready, aim, fire;\ the discharge followed but not at the heart of poor Edwards; for in^ stantly after the report, the words \ YorrARE PARDONED, EDWAIIDS,'' broke forth close to my position; and turning, I met the cheerful look of General G . Soon after General G had arrived 1n the fort, on the day previous to the execu tion, he learned that one of the garrison was condemned to die.: and calling the officer together for consultation upon the subject, h finally determined to pardon Edwards, in consideration of the previous excellent cliar when my last moment has arrivedj until that time Tdesire to wear ifnext my heart. My conduct mny^ appear to be the result of weak ness; but it is my last whim, and may IJiope that you will indulge it.\ I promised to do all he desired, and asked him if he had anything further to request be fore ho should bo led to execution ? No, that is all. God bless you for your kindness ; and I \ but ho could say no more; and as ho grasped my hand, the big tears fell hot and fast upon it. I hastily left the prison, my heart in an agony of sorrow for the untimely fate of tho wretched man. ' -As I loft the block-house, I heard a tre menrlons'shout, nnd soon learned-lbat Gen oral G had forced his way through the had just -entered the fort with .Every eye was lighted up enem3' and his command. with jo y at- tho prospect of a speedy release from'this station. Yes , by the-nejrtnoonwe 'should all be on the march, and the old fort would again be lonly and deserted. Did I say all i- No! tho bones of one must lie hero, and his name be forgottep. There would bo none, left to mourn; and all must feel that he deserved the fate he suffered, yet still we might pity him. had^efc-paid^My^e5pec4s^o-^ and haa again returned to my quarters with heavy heart, when the orderly sergeant presented himself for orders for the morrow, and I then recollected that it was our dompa,- ny/who Were to furnish the -execution party, that should send their comrade into the pre sence of his God. * Recollecting myself, I gave the .necessary ordorsj and had carefully laidaside the pack age entrusted to my care, when I was in. formed that General G desired my at tendance upon him immediately I hasten ed to his .quarters, and found him engaged in earnest conversation with Major B— 1 and other officers. I only overheard the w^rds '* he must c£ic,\when General G— turning towards me, asked if I was \ officer of the guard fo-mrrrrow,\ On my replying in the affirmative, ho directed me to have .everything properly arranged for the execu tion ; dismissing me with the simple remark \ that's all.\ \ That's all!\ Ho w very little do we appreciate theAvoes of others while basking 111 the sunshme-of pro3perilj ourselves. tion. from every ,niic except Captajn D—. who at the moment of execution, as directed by thcGcnera 1, whispered to each man to aim above the condemned man's head. The scene of unbounde'd \rejoicing that spread throughout the gajrison on tho an nouncement of the parc-on, exceeds my pow ers of description. None wore a happier rountenanco tnan. Henry Edwards; he had been a great favorite with all, and ever after proved a valuable soldier: indeed, General G once remarked, that there was not a-better officer in his regiment than Sorgoam Edwards. It was now nearly six years since the occur rence of-thesc events, rind my health had be come impaired by Ipng service in a climate unsuited to my constitulioru\ I obtained a \ leave of absence,\ and went to Boston to reside for two or three months. During my slnyTHTRal city, I mado diligent inquiries after Edwards, whose enlistment had long expired, and who, as I understood from Gen eral G , resided in Charlestown, but for a long time could learn nothing a bout him. At length, as I was strolling about tho city one day, accompanied by a fri$nd, I stepped into a shop to make .a trifling purchase; and soon-after entering I observed a very gentle manly man, whoso countenance seemed fa miliar to me; but my eye rested on him only for a moment, as my attention was call ed to other objects. Presently my friend t»claimcd, \ Wh y what tho deucS does the fellow want ?he looks as if he was going to jump throngh one or the other of us.'\ I was ready to deliver a homily ngainst impudent persons in general, and him in particular,\when he surprised me with \ Yes it is—no—but it is '\ and before I could utter a word, he had grasped my hand and given it such a squeeze as brought tears into my eyes. , \Well well, this may be excessively a- greeable lo ijou, but it is not so to mc.\ \ Is this Lieutenant ?\ \ Ye s ; but who are you, sir V * \ You don't' know me ? Well, that's the best thing I've heard for *a month ! My name, sir, is Henry Edwards. .Why I have been looking for you'theso three weeks, having by accident learned that you were expected to visit the city. Now, Lieutenant, your friend vTttst \excuse \you nnd yon mast accompany me to my house immediately. My dear Ellen lias long since learned to esteem Lieu tenant as one of nature's noblemen, whom she cannol entertain too courteously, fofcivhose friendship to her husband she can never be sufficiently grateful.\ I must acknowledge that I was - exjremely LAWS OF NEW-YORK. An Jlct to allow transcripts Sf justices' judgments to be transferred from one county to another, I— mtd xchen^trantfteridtfrJieTrtien-oh realms' tate. Pjsscd May 13, 1843. The'People nf the State nf JVew-York,represc><t- •ed in Senate, and Assembly, do enact as fol lows :' ' • § 1. Whenever a party to a judgment render ed, before a justice of ilie peace shall file a trans cript thereof in lhe cases nuw provided, by law, wiih the clerk of the rummy where such justice rpsirles, in mnkp T\ir'i JM^Tn\\^ n lipn nn tin* real estate of any person or persons against whom such judgment was rendered, the parly obtaining such a judgment may take o transcript \oTthe docket ol&guch judgment as'cntcrcd in the office'of-iwcti county clerk, duly certified under his seal of office, and may file the same in the of fice of nliy other county, and suoh judgment shall thereby become a lien on any real estate of the party against whom such, judgment was ren dered, in any county where the same may be fifed. § 2. Any clerk of anj|.county receiving\ such transcript and certificate shall enter and docket the same as a judgment in courts of record ; and on the rcn.jest of lhe par.ty in whose favor said judgmenf may be, shall issue execution as now provided in cases of judgment filed and^dnckeled f'rofii a justice of lhe same county § 3. This act shaU^take effect immediately. OlTHATrONS OPTllE PnESEKT Autism- CAN T XfitFfr— T \r6m trib'fflaT-fl^nTOTrftfraiior stalcmfrth'-ifontainod in the first number of tho \National Magazine and Industrial Record,\ we gather tho following fuels, showing lhe important Benrinj: of domestic manufactures upon the great agricultural interests of Ilia country. For each Ion ofbar iron or casting made in the United Stales, the following agricultural produce is found (0 be consumed : 20.hush, wheat and rye, average 67 pounds pork, \ 43 '• beef, \ 10\ \ butter,\~ \ 2 bushels potatoes, \ Half a ton of hoy, \ Eruit and\ vegetables, estimated, To which odd the food of, ami wear and tear of n horse for every ten tons, equal, per Ion, to 75c. 5 4 121 2 30 S»7 $15 00 2 85 1 72 125 0G0 3 50 100 1 40 LATE FROM TEXAS I-HV Jhe arrival of rhfr- steam 6lnp :MfKim, Capt. Phillips,*we have Gal veston dates to lhe 28th and Houston to the 27tl May inclusive. We ^rivc the inure important intelligencer The U.S. squadron Had _ta ; led from Calves ton The new sloop of war St. Marys, reported 10 be one of the fastest sailers- tn^ the American oavy, was dispatched on tho evening of the !Mih May for Vera Cruz, by Com, Stockton. The other vessels comprising the sqnudron—the Princeton, Saratoga and brig Porpoise, sailed-on 11 cruise down iheuulf on the- 37ih, three days qf)»r . ni»l ,yp Iwlipi'l. it , 1 Ci.im Sliirl lim'.- in 1 —$27-33- Mullipy lhe number of tons of bar iron and castings manufactured annually by the above rum, & it is equivalent to about $3,415,850, paid by iron manufactures lo lhe home market for agricultural products. ~ • To dpjlroy a TarifT conferring such beneficial results upon the l)T5nie producsrs if nojy (lie a_Yewcd. objpcl nf Northern and Southern Locofocoism.— And if Ihot Tariff bo destroyed whom have tho Pcoplp lo blame but thsmsolvcs. The wheot grow ers of GencBco and tho fertile counties in lhe wes tern part of this Slate ; the raisers nf pnrluin JefTer- sun, Oneida, Lewis and Saratoga ; tho farmers of ho Western counties and of Hcrttiroonand of .Ot sego who raise beef and butler, were forewarned of lhe consequences of lhe Election of James K. Polk. They could have prevented it, had they wiiltd it. But adhcrenco lo parly prevailed OVCJL}. (heir belter judgment and tho interests of the coun try. Poll* ij elected and now the cry hasgnno forth, as we precllciod. \Down with tho Ti'inff.*' Yes, down wiUillml TarifT which prolecting the Labor and Industry of tho Workers and Manu facturers-of Iron causes a consumption of .AgtU cultural products, alone of over Three Millions of Dollars. If lhe Tariff protected but that Intcrni alone, it would be worth the preserving if such be it* results upon the Agricultural' Labor of-our country. But it is not only (lint interest which is protected. There aro others which demand consumption of tho products of our Farmers to an amount far gremcr-than is demanded by the Iron interests And what is the specific ofTcrcd by these Loco foco Free Traders to tho Wheat Grower, as lhe price of his giving up a home market. Why a foreign market which during the entiro of (lio month of May made the cnounouus draught upon lhe stock of (lour in lhe city of New York of 24, 732 brls. An amount not equal to two days re ceipts at tide water. The same argument will ap ply to l\ie raisert of other descriptions of produce. Uepeal the Tariff and what is lo become of thoso who are now engaged at factories, forgos wards ihrin, convincing the older and more ex perienced frontiersmen vwho accompanied the party that n giumerous body of Indiarra were hunting the huge denizens of the prairies ; but it was not until they reached the settlements that they learned that they had been in the immedi ate vicinity of the immense encampment of Ca- manohes who have recently pitched their bulges on.thc northern side of Little Uiver Notwith standing these Indians profess the warmest friendship, and say they wish to leave' their fa milies in the vicinil) of Torrey's Trading House and the hufililo grounds while they go on their con templated cxpcdiiions airainst the Mexicans, the frontier settlers,\ knowing and fearing their treachery, arc very mistrustful ofthein, al least n the nrighbortiond nf Auslin. flays ati• I Pole- and mines ulmse labor therein Uint Tariff protects To what employment is their labor to be turned ? no the Farmers wish that they shall become til'ers of the soil ami make our-produciive land -tcero forth \a double incrcape \ Have ihey ever cal culatrd lhe (cndcncvnfsucha stato oflhing«7 Do hey think llffif a \foreign market\ can or will-ev er be created which slmll sweep ofT Ihcir surplus products? And even supposing it can be creatPd as a consequence nf the Repeal of the Tar>fL.dfl, llipy expect in lhe ordinary coursp of events, llfPy* can nclt as much for (heir flour in Liverpool as they can in Now York ? But, Bt w e said before, this will be the result of Iho supinoncss of Ihoic most to ho effected b y it. Arc they content to let it remain so}—Alb. Cit. WOSDBUPUL LAND SLIDE I N TUB TOWN OFWAHSAW, Utsrisn Covnw-,—A -eorres* 3wards, and\%iT a moment's hesitation proceeded with him to his house. The reception givep me by his beautiful _ and accomplished lad V Was such as one might; iowing morning.wos completely ury expect nn elegant and refined woman would \ estow on a valued friend^- Durfpg my sojourn in Boston. I was evero pnndeht writing from Ulster, says : ' Never, within tbo recollection of our oldest citizens, has Naure gi.von.such-awful demonstra tions of her freaks in this vicinity, at happened hero a few week's since. On tho night of the 3d of May Ian, ft large tract of land, comprising a portion of (he farm of J. H B. Dimond and Jas. Bruyn, brake loose, and wqs carried by the force of its own gravity, about 160 yards,carrying, with it fniit(rc*9j-ftnd-variotis-otiiers-ofritrge-»ize, some still standing in thoir upright position; others lorn frorn their beds4nd scattered in most beauti- ^ , . .... _ . , ful confusion. What has caused (his ni^uro-r^2« de » lc r ol ^ u,:cess J.\\ 3 16 B ' ,r( * 1 one has, asyel, ascertained. Nought was heard of '} c ^,_hV^ u . c , a ^ alvS ^.. , h ?. i he 'move' ofthis mum of mutter, mvu 11s ouo nf the neighbors says he hoard Iho tonnd of a 'rush ing mighty wind.' The first intimation we had of any ibing uncommon -having taRpn place, was, that the llondout creek below lhe slicUvon-tliofnl- On our or- ri-val al the ploco, wo found (ha'l the eoTth had bro ken loose about 30'feet from lire stage rood, lead ing from Knigston'lo Wortsboro, running parallel 'lh lhe road, for .ajiput* -120 yards, forming a ? n t°r% C *T ^ th ? [ ? m r ly °S^ dW f| S --l nl .he point whefa it starlet of about fOO Inheriting a large estate from ryrfflierVhol feel |>C r 1 _ MSndlc , II .ar. Tho whole booy containing deceased some Two years ago, he lived in aj aun \Ji 80 acres of land, tyle of easy independence, surrounded byt In its pasiuge it crossed Iho Rondout stream, verv comfort, and many of the luxuries of HUrally c raring the bed of all obstructions, and his life; and it was with heartfelt regret, 1 depositing its contents to the height of about 15 feet hat on the expiration of my leave of absence, 1 J\ ,hc ° 'h* f*™\^ 1 \°SiV^,^Z' , .. / , 1 , J , , , 1 jnz a dam at one nasi) across the whole stream im was obliged' to leave his hospitable man-- sion and r*join my regiment in tho regions of 1 above proved whai has always been considered '10 far wild'west.— Recollections of United' impossible, namely, their powers of running 'up State's Army. 1 stream\ This. iljrontiniredtmfrUbr tho distance of about two miles, lo a placo called Nixon'* darn, man, however, with the wtll-mmuited and iiur- ing border rangers tinder their command, will keep a hrnrht look out for the savages The Mc.Kim brought.over despatches from Cam Stockion In the Secretary of ±he Navy-, which will bjL_fur4wirded to Washington this morning. Tlic feCotnmclid.iliiili of President Jones, for electing members oflhc Cinveniinn. meets with general favor, save perhaps in fhe \West audit is thought in that section the peopl.' will 'give way oud make choice cf delegates The feeling in favor of Annexation to lhe United Slates grows stronger and stronger, and the little Apno- ^ition (hat has been manifested is rapiJIy dying away Tiie following extract wc copy from the Hous ton Star of the 24th of May Th e editor, after mentioning a previous rumor that. Mexican troops were concentrating nl San Luis I'utusi, goes on to say : \ Within a* few days we have received intel ligence, from a respectable source; that lliese troops have approached the Rio Grande, and thai it it, now currently reported in Mexico thai they arc to be stationed east of that river. Ii is sriul thai rtio Mamaan government is determined to tnko possession of -the e«unt *i* -y?cst of lhe Nueces, and when the measure of Annexation v* consummati-d,she will appca.l to the world an.I cl clare that as the territory west- oT the Nui ccs is m possession of her troops the claim of Texas i< it is void. Information lias recently been receiv ed at Corpus Giinsti lhat indicates tbut Mox .ci is playing a deep scheme of treaohcry. We are happy to state here that arrangements have been made to obtain accurate information nf tin movements of the Mexican -forces, nnd it ri I licved that our Government will be prcp.ircd n repel any incursion of Mexican troops into the disputed territory.\ It mavhe that Com. Stockton's \isit to Cor pus Chrisii and that vicinity lias soiiielhin? to di w iih this business, h would he a good joke 111 deed ivtre the Mexicans to throw bodies o lentinn lo lank in.at Corpus Chrisii, Brazos, San tiago, and perhaps other points on the coast The Hon. C. A. WickbfhVlate U. S. Post Mis ter General, sailed on board the Princeton, and the fleet was cj-prrted to return to Galveston in the course of ten days.—The ofiioers cxpreast'd themselves in the warmest icrmsof il,c treatment shown In them by the citizens of Galveston, and especially witli 4he grand ball given to them on the evening of the 21st of Msy. On the return of the fleet, it was said lo be Com Stockton's in tention to give a magnificent ballon board lhe Princeton, 111 rclum for ihccomplimenl paid hun-| -self and officers. Among the passengers by the McKim were the gentlemen comprising the/parry which 1,-t'i 11,1^ pnrlinn of liip peitplp'ofMil .-iM nnrl Robertson this city for the buffalo ground* two months Counties arc exceedingly anxious thnt the Pre since, one of the editors of tins paper being the- number.—They found buffalo, deer, and ante lope, 111 great numbers on lhe small streams be tween the San Gabriel nnd Littlo River, nnd WETII lllgtlly ttuci.coiiV ,A tn their iWlVercnt hums, especially in cha.-ing the former animal. Previ ous In leaving the range, the buffalo, m countless throngs, were seen moving soul|i and moving lo in relation. In nn article which tppcarcd in the- \ JefTcrsonian Republican\ of New-Orleans, re commending the occupation of the Rio Grande Country by U. S. troops, without further delay* the News has the -following- -eigfiifleaDt 'para graph : •' We have heretofore expressed the hope thnt our President would make a call upon the go vernment-of the L'uiicd{Siaics for this purpose, nnd we feel fully assured lhat such n call would he promptly responded-to. UnitOjl States troops, are nojvon oui* Eastern frontier, jn readiness for such an cmcrucney. Should a conflict once take lt °s har<fly C proliaW^ without establishing the bouudary line westward, of lhe Rio Grande. The pml of entry furMa- tamoros already belongs within our luniie, and lhe government in nctuil possession of lhat port must control the trnllc nf that cuy The cily of Chihuahua is within n few mill's nf our line, and all Us trade, together \vij.h lhat of the surround ing country, must eventually pass through Tex as, and oeppnd upon our govirnmcnl. I f Mexi co will insist IIJIOII war, sheniusl nbide-thc enn- scrpirnces, and lip ronlent in the end with the naturat.ind almost unpayable harrier of the Si erra Mndrc \ The Houston. Telegraph says that a rrspecta- paper hniilil rpquesl the United Statesftnvern- mcnt to establish military posis 011 lhe Northern frontier of Texas, as soon as practicable. The Trlegrnph can see nn reason lo prcveul the Pre sident from making the request, and if Oiade, thinks \ha\ «' President Polk would have the un- doirb'ed right to comply.\ The same says : \ Neither he nor his Secretary of State expect* lo receive any propositions from Mexico for the acknowledgment of our independence that will be for u moment tnlernted. It is possible, but barely pnssible.ihal n proposition mny be receiv ed from Mexico with the oiler of the acknow ledgment of nur independence as far as the river Nueces ; but i f suoh a proposition should be re ceived it would be submitted to Congress, and it is well ascertained that it will be spurned as soon as presented to that body.\ CONVICTION OF A SLAVE-TIUUER ron PIBA- rv—An interesting and important trial has re- ccnlly engaged lhe ntu-nlion nflhe U. S. Circuit Court sitting in Boston. It was that of Peter l''liiwury, who waa charged with having enfflig-\ cd in the Slave Tradp between the coast id Af- nija'nnd the West India Hands The trial com menced on Monday til' last week, and terminated Saturday evening with n verdict of Qmltv. the troops at different points on the Nupccn f and so on through New Mexico, and when boiiiid .i'rips fi. rnrily come to be talked of, to Bay that Fhr rnrs and holds all the territory as fur castas lhe Neu- ce.\ Possession is a good deal in nn argument, n<? it might he well lor the Texans to send nut men towards lhe Rio Grande to look into this bu siness and dislodge all intruders The thuiircnn hp pasy enough done, aud save much trouble — JV. O. Picayune, Jttnr From 111* ?f eir-Yorlt Tribune. Opinions in Texas. The Galveston A'eics received,hy lhe !nM arri val, says there was* a rumor thereof 1 lit.- np- pronch of a British squadron, hut it was loo vnitue ('t nuirht hnvc added too silly} lo nuiit much attention. The same paper 11 very indig nant at the course pursued hy President Jones in relation to Annexation, and accuses him of sys tematically throwing obs-tacles in the way ofihe Joint Resolutions. Il complains that hy 'the termsofhis Proclamation,,Annexation is an open question, and says that such unbounded and un limited discussion must tend directly to distrac- ion, divisions and defeat; and it ndds, \Thi s is a solemn warning to the 1'neuds of Annexation, not to consider the question as settled while any lung remains to he accomplished. Too IIIIK-II harbinger of • Convention ie -pledg«d-in-good fuitlt-fa -SHSiwn -tlie-Jutnt-4 solutions.\ The Civilian defends President Jones, and says thai, so far from manifesting any desire, to defeat the wishes of the people, he has used every exertion to give them fair play and direction. It adds, \ lie may\ nnd it is Ins duly Jqry, however, recommending the prisoner to merry. Judge Spraguc presided. The circumstances of this case, ns> developed on the trial, were briefly these : A naltimore^sr* clipper, of 90 tons burthen, called the Carabelln, under the commanduT^Capt - TJoriTnn, had made several trips to the const of Africa, when, in 1813, she was sold to one Paul Faber, in Rio Pongo.on lhat coast.— Her original name was scratched off her stern, and lhat of S,)illire Buhslituted, Shc then took in a cargo nf 350 slaves and pro ceeded with them to Havanna, Cnpl. Goidon and his mate Turner being'on board during the voyagpj \These two subsequently sniled again Xrom Boston for the coast of Africa, where Capt Gordon soon after died, nnd Turner having learned that the Spilfhc was in the Rio Pongo river, made his way to tho U. S. schooner Trux- tnn, and lodged his complaint against her as n Slaver. He ncknowlcdgetTlfintTie was actuated in this movoment hy n spirit of revenge against l''abcr, who he supposed was still the owner, and Lwhn, he contended, hnd not paid him- his wages An cxpeifftion was imrnrdhncly fitted out, nnd the Spitfire was raptured near Knber's Slave Factory, with a portion of her cargo, eoiis;stiiig of tobacco and oilier articles, on \nmrd She was then 111 command of Capt Flowery, the prisoner, and fVom flic papers on board,,!* appeared lhat he had sailed with her from Hn vannn to Key West, nnd then lo New-Orleans, where a hill of sale was exeoutcd by one J M. Annucrrn, acting ns lhe Agent of E. A. Fnlker, of Key West. Flowery paid for her 97,500 There was also found a contract between him and one J. Scorsur, for a trip of lhe venel tu Havanna, and thence lo Rio Pongo, fir $5,000. She pmrecded accordingly, but was captured, ns we have already staled The proof that she , n-HQ 11 ||>n |irr)p nrlnrillif rn^rnirrA nl llip^Shtrp trade, was circumstantial. The jiuspieious cir cumstances o f the snip, the enormous price 10 be paid fiir the trip, the act* of the CHptain and others on Tiiiard who appeared to* he inieresieit in lhe trip, and conversations overheard hy tho rrctv, who allege that Ihey were ignorant of the hject of the vovage, when they shipped, formed (-the burden of the proof The verdict was ren- lercd ns we have stated, and hy tliclatvs of this country, as well as of lhe whofp civilized world, the conviction is 111 reality for Piracy, and pun- ishnlilc wnh Death. From the fliol, however, thai lhe Jurv recommended the prisoner lo mer cy, it is not probable lhat the extreme penally of the law will be inflicted. It Will duubtleftSjbo Ucommutcd to imprisonment for life, or a long Hemi-of-vrars — Eve Jour. to, ccceive propositions for the acknowledgment j \ton<5 and temper, were presented by \VARD f our independencp to be submitted to i/ic Con vcntibfi and the people at the name- time wilrrthe •proposition for Annexation Conceding, as we do, the certainty thai Annexation will be prefer red, is nothing gained I 'V showing, to the world at it is not a mere HoUson's choi'ce l forced up- tli \ Gentlemen,\ said a grandiloquent and | where after finding its level, it recoiled—with the sophomoric student, \ it is extremely insalu brious to inhale tho obnoxious effluvia which arises from the cadaverous carcase of a de- fanct horse'\ ' ^'Common seii'c abhors prolivity. help of human hands, and its own powers-, il forced ils passago through the; adjoining lands', lo find its old channel below. C. T 1). ' Wlule wriiingibis Fjrm infnrmed by one o\f tiur oldest inhabitants lhat a similar' occurrence look, (dace uho'it ( y ) cars ago.—A r . 1'. £t*c /*W, on us by the idle threats of an impotent (lie, which tve hove set at defiance tor lhe last ten vears '—that Texas js not left the pitiful choice iif throwing herself upon lhe United StafclTibr proieclion, or being compelled again to fear the waters.f-Mcxican.yoke f\ The T*/PW S says that its proofs of Gpn Hous ton's hostility to Annexation are not answered by his mere denials. The charges against him were-based on lhe direct and positive statements /T'riie British Minisler^jijul^i^V-rrVir-lhreali-ns that, should 1 his subject he clevatec} into sufficient importance to interest the public, 11 w4l produce such proofs as will fix Gen Houston amongjrbe eneiph 'S of Anncxalioi), in^pile of Jill the exer» lions of his adherents to mukejiimst If the hero of tin muisun.. REBF.I.MON AT llr.»n QI-AIITERS—The Barn burners have •'headed nil \Mr. Speaker SEY- Monn. in his own hifmemcad. Not having ilic nr of lhat ji -cntji'inan or iho Albany Argus he- Ibre Iheir eyes, they called a meeting in ihe-cily of L*trcm tn respond in the CONVENTION I/aw, and the Veto—and the Democrat yesterday gives us tin* following pynopsis nf the doings «( iho meeting. Mr Speaker (.StvMoru -delighted, on rvrty Hinlahle occasion, lo-taml lhe generosity o f t»is \ Dcmdrratic' conslilueiil -i of Oneida coun ty. Il appears, however, lhat at least a portion of those constituents do not reciprocate the com pliment.— l',ve. Jmtr. —The mceHirg Insi cveping-r-a-t Mechanii-sl-HallT^' 111 fnvor of tin. Convention law and 1 lie Veto, teas, very respeclnble, notirich'tandmc; ttic efforts nf the iznscrvativtt to tliroio cold iratcr. i Ion. \\ II.LIAM UAI;FR, nssisied by a nninhpr of Vice Presidents, presided. Resolutions, admirable in HURT, Esq , and supported in brief and pointed sppeehes by Charles A . Mnnn and John Dean, Esqs., At near Uie close of the meeting, when many or its original friends had left, 'Mr. Huct R. Root, one of the conservative clique of this ci ty, irioved tn amend the resolutions reportedt by adding one laudatory of the course ,<f .Vr. Sey mour, at a member if the r'rent lepislnture. Jdr. ll-oot's remarks trm- deemed highly disrespectful to Gov. IVnitht, and he \ A ns immediately replied; to, with great force and eloquence, by Charles H Dooliitle, F.sq and the meeting refused to. cnttrtam tlt& motion nn the subject of Mr. Sey mour. The resolutions ns reported by Mr. Hunt were then unanimously adopted. Dr. Whfuicy. of Dedham, Massr, has made, from the skin of tho cheek and forehead, new cychdilora young man who had his burnt oil\ eighteen years ago Cur. VPTRAVELLING.—The nire__pji the Lake ( h.'iinll.iin boats lor lhe trip from Wlulrhilt l<> il.tfjlli s. ._• IJWU u tiiLlit', -In. i.n'i
